expecting 2nd child

suggestions for weaning a toddler?

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Selena144__Lovely244 wrote:

since my daughter was only 3months old she has only ate off of me. she never wanted bottles or pacifiers. now she is going to be 2 years old in october and im pregnant (11w2d) she is very ornery since my pregnancy and everytime i try to leave the house while my mom watches her so we can start the process of weaning she will stay up for hours just screaming for me till i come home and give it to her. could anyone give me some ideas i could do? its not like im even producing. hardly anything comes out maybe 1oz or 2oz its mainly comfort!!

you just have to power through it. its hard emotionally, no doubt ,for both of you, but it has ti be done. try distracting her with activities. a book, toy, coloring, a new special cup for water or a fun water bottle. it really was harder emotionally for both my son and I than it was physically. He still liked to put his hand down my shirt at bed/nap time or when he was sleepy. I let him do it for a long time after weening until that too became too much and he wanted to do whenever he wanted to and got aggressive about it. trust me, its not going to devastate her forever. dont waiver be consistent. distract, distract, distract. and dont make a big deal about it because she will feed off that and it will only get worse. good luck.

it sounds silly but this is whats worked for me and my 2 year old . i had to put Band-Aids over my nipples and tell my daughter mommy has boo-boo . and after about a week she stoped asking for the breast.

So I recently (4 days ago) started weaning my toddler too. I'm 12 weeks tomorrow. We're very similar. What worked- and I mean WORKED was apple cider vinegar. I researched that it is not harmful as vinegar can be since it's so strong. I soaked my nipples with it before heading to bed with him. We'd make sure he had a full bottle (we've been giving him toddle formula for 2 months to help wean him) and he takes about 8 ounces before bed. I put the acv on paper towels as well so that they'd stay freshly soaked. He went for it the first time, coughed out of disgust then rolled away and attempted to put himself to sleep by singing out lullaby. On the 3rd night he let daddy take him and put him to sleep! 4th night he didn't even look for it and I didn't have to put it on. Good luck!

My daughter did this as well and I exclusively breast fed her to...all I can tell you is that she will grow out of it it just takes some time and I know it's the last thing you want to hear but true just reassure as much as you can and let it take its course

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